There was just a huge local high school football game. Our high school which has been on a tear not only this season but the fast few years (which is definitely a change in trend) were going up against the local private school powerhouse which consistently ranks well in all high school sports and typically […]

As painful as they can be, crushes remain a part of life and as we get older, you wouldn\’t change that awkward feeling no longer experienced for anything in the world. It\’s part of the process…a signature element to maturity that you just have to go through and to miss it, might just prevent the […]

The Medicare supplemental insurance market was a pretty staid affair for years (if not decades). You had a standard suite of plans to choose from which from from A to J and all was well with the world. Things have change quite a bit just in the last decade and will undoubtedly change more into […]

There\’s probably never been a time when the future funding needs (and concerns) of Medicare have been in the media more than now. Unfortunately, this trend will likely continue for a good long time. Many proposals have already been instated to help shore up the financial house of Medicare and many more are being discussed. […]

Lots have changed in the term life insurance market and for the most part, it\’s been good. Yes, we have the AIG debacle resulting from the financial collapse which was scary indeed but for the most part, the term life product has become something rather transparent and efficient…a commodity. This is good news so let\’s […]

You find yourself suddenly thrusted into maturity and and as part of this new you, there\’s a pressing need to find life insurance. On one hand, it\’s never that much fun to look for term life insurance. We can agree with that. On the flip side, it\’s never been easier to find life insurance of […]

The strangest thing happened Friday night. I took my two boys (both in elementary school) to the the 1st playoff basketball game of our local high school. I was pretty excited as I hadn’t been to a high school basketball game since I went to high school and I’m not about to say how long […]

Think about what makes for a successful high school basketball team or player. Immediately, you might think of height and athleticism which definitely is favored in the sport of basketball. Eventually and probably earlier than later, you\’re going to get to raw scoring or points and let\’s face it…that\’s is the ultimate goal of the […]

When you think of geeks, there are certain outward fashion accutrement that can single handedly define the genre and using words like acutrement don\’t hurt either. We all know the black rimmed glasses circa Nasa Apollo Program with tape around the nose or paper clips holding on the side pieces are right up there. You […]

Look. Every self-respecting geek knows that you\’re geek status is in serious jeopardy if you\’re not a tinkerer…a designer and builder of the ridiculous, extreme, and obscene constructed with wood, metal, plastic, legos, and those little twist ties. The Utility Belt Protection Perk respects this innate ability to create mini-monstrosities and we\’ll see with our […]